Technicolour Dreaming

Firstly we’d like to begin by saying congratulations to Cat & Brat faves, Chicago’s the Luck of Eden Hall, for achieving their Kickstarter campaign to raise over $14,000 to help pay for their tour of the UK and Europe later this year. They had the bookings but not much cash so we are pleased to announce that Curvey and his merry band of psychsters achieved their goal – they are still ‘travelling on the cheap’ so it gives some idea of the logistics and cost of a relatively small band to take their music overseas..... there are many Australian musicians who can no doubt relate. Anyway, we wish this very cool band all the best and so just had to play a track from their most recent LP, “Victoria Moon”. We did get a bit nostalgic on this show and played some older tracks by a few of our favourite bands, such as Temples, All Night Radio, Dark Ocean Colors and the Dandelion, as well as recent ones from the likes of the Black Ryder, Moon Duo and Melbourne’s Ben Mason. The 60’s were not forgotten either, with songs from the Rolling Stones and Mike Furber leading up to our compilation of the week, “Psychedelia : an herbal mixture of psychedelic remedies and freakbeat fantoms”, a 5-CD boxset of rarities from that era. Four of the sides were originally issued on vinyl in the 1990s by the UK’s “Tiny Alice” label with the fifth being the intended but unreleased final release – now it’s a CD boxset compilation and a great find if you are into late-60’s pop-psych rarities from Europe and the UK. So, until next week, we bid you “adieu”.....

..... and leave you with the playlist and some visual accompaniment.....

Temples - Sand Dance      ("Sun Structures" 2013 UK)

nick nicely - 49 Cigars      ( 7" single 1980 UK – taken from "Psychotropia” anthology 2010 UK)

the Rolling Stones - Sing this all together (see what happens)    ("Their Satanic Majesties' Request" LP 1967 UK)

Mike Furber - You      (7" single 1966 Australia)

the Steve Miller Band - The Beauty of Time Is That It's Snowing [Psychedelic BB]      ("Children of the Future"  LP 1968 California USA)

the Luck of Eden Hall - The Collapse of Suzy Star      ("Victoria Moon"  LP 2014 Chicago USA)

the Black Ryder -  The Seventh Moon      ( "The Door Behind The Door" 2015  Aust. / USA)

the Dandelion - Borderline Originality Disorder      ("Strange Case of the Dandelion" LP 2014 Australia)

Moon Duo - Night Beat      ("Shadow of the Sun" 2015 California, USA)

Jack - The End of the Way It’s Always Been      ("The End of the Way It’s Always Been" 2002 Cardiff, Wales)

All Night Radio - Fall Down 7      ("Spirit Stereo Frequency" 2004 USA)

DeWolff - Silver Lovemachine      ("Strange Fruits and Undiscovered Plants" 2012 Holland)

Dark Ocean Colors - Alone with Candy      (“Dark Ocean Colors” 2011 USA)

High Dials - Chinese Boxes       (“Anthems for Doomed Youth” 2010 Canada)

               COMPILATION OF THE WEEK

“Psychedelia : An herbal mixture of psychedelic remedies and freakbeat fantoms”  

Orange Machine - Dr Crippen's Waiting Room       (7" single b-side (to You Can all Join In) 1969 Dublin, Ireland – taken from “Psychedelia : An herbal mixture of psychedelic remedies and freakbeat fantoms” 5-CD compilation box set  2015 UK – Disc 3)

 

Cape Kennedy Construction Company - Armageddon      (7" single b-side (to First Step on the Moon) 1969 UK – taken from “Psychedelia....” Disc 1)

the Executives - Moving in a Circle   (7" single b-side (to It's a Happening World) 1968 Australia – taken from “Psychedelia....” Disc 2)

the Gibsons - City Life    (7" single b-side (to Night and Day) 1967 Australia – taken from “Psychedelia....” Disc 1)

No to Co - Saturday to Sunday      ("So What" LP 1970 Poland – taken from “Psychedelia....” Disc 5)

the Mirage - I see the rain      (7" acetate 1970 Hertfordshire UK– taken from “Psychedelia....” Disc 3)

Edwick Rumbold - Boggle Woggle      (7" single b-side (to Shades of Grey) 1966 UK– taken from “Psychedelia....” Disc 2)

Ben Mason - Esmerelda      ("She'd Need a Heart" pre-release 2015 Melbourne, Australia)

Sun Dial - Out of Space, Out of Time       (7" single 2002 USA)

the Peoples Temple - (the) Forest Speaks       ("More for the Masses" 2012 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

A mixture of the familiar and the new was Technicolour Dreaming’s guiding ethos again this week. For the former, we began with a psychedelic  fave from the Who and later in the show, a different version of a Jonathon Richman classic, as well as an Adam & the Ants punkoid killer. For the latter category, we moved into less charted waters, with new releases by Pond, the Laurels and the Frowning Clouds, debuts from Adelaide’s Plasticine Army and Weightless, a demo from Big Richard Insect, recent music from the Moles, Surf City and the Green Circles, plus a track from an all-time favourite, 2004’s ‘Spirit Stereo Frequency’ by All Night Radio, which was sadly their sole album... but what an album – psychedelic genius! We finished off with the penultimate appearance of Brian Eno as our “Artiste of the Month” with a brilliant live recording by his short-lived ensemble, 801... all brought to you by your hosts, the Cat & the Brat, on Adelaide’s eclectic 3D RADIO 93.7fm.....

..... and here is the full playlist.....

the Who – Armenia City in the Sky     (‘The Who Sell Out’ LP 1968 UK)

Pond – Fantastic Explosion of Time     (‘Beard, Wives, Denim’ 2012 Perth, Australia)

Surf City – See How the Sun     (‘Kudos’ 2010 New Zealand)

Surfer Blood – Floating Vibes     (‘Astro Coast’ 2010 USA)

Dieselwitch – Octopus      (‘Dieselwitch Will Kill You’ 2011 Adelaide, Australia)

Vashti Bunyan – I Want To Be Alone     (7”single 1965 UK – taken from the ‘Some Things That Just Stick In Your Mind’ anthology)

Johnny Dowd – Betty     (‘No Regrets’ 2012 USA)

the High Dials – The Holy Ground      (‘the holy ground’ EP 2007 Canada)

the Moles – The Combined Forces of an Atom     (‘The Future Sounds of Ashton’ 2011 Bristol, UK)

the Beep Seals – I Used to Work at the Zoo      (‘Things That Roar’ 2008 UK)

Weightless – Summer of John      (‘Self-Adjustment’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Laurels – Sway Me Down Gently     (‘Plains’ 2012 Aust.)

the Flower Machine – The Tangerine Albatross      (‘Lavender Lane’ 2010 USA)

the Frowning Clouds – Bad Vibes      (CD-single b-side [to Propellers] 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Green Circles – Long Love Sivinanda [Inside Looking Out cover]       (‘Tavistock Street’ 2008 Adelaide, Aust.)

Big Richard Insect – I’m So Bored     (demo 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Adam & the Ants – Fall-In      (7”single b-side [to Antmusic] 1980 UK)

the Dils – I Hate The Rich      (7”single 1977 USA)

the Modern Lovers – Modern World [alt. version]     (rec. 1972 – taken from ‘The Modern Lovers’ CD reissue [with bonus tracks] 2003 USA)

Plasticine Army – On The Bus     (‘I Can Hardly Smell It!’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Triffids – Family Name     (‘Dungeon Tapes’ cassette 1983 Perth, Aust.)

All Night Radio – Fall Down 7     (‘Split Stereo Frequency’ 2004 USA)

801 [feat. Eno] – Miss Shapiro/You Really Got Me [Kinks cover]      (rehearsal recording 1976 – taken from “801 Live: collector’s edition” reissue 2008 UK)   #

       # “Artiste of the Month”